{"title":"RM-7 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Residential Mixed Zone","code":"RM-7","slug":"rm-7","name":"Neighbourhood Residential Mixed Zone","group":"Residential","section":"630","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Houseplex, Congregate Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Attached Housing","Houseplex","Congregate Housing"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Attached Housing","(c) Houseplex","(d) Congregate Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m²","quotes":["area 900 m2 (9688 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["width 30 m (98.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["The maximum coverage of all buildings and","structures shall be 45% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 1.2","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not exceed a Floor","Space Ratio of 1.2."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m and 3 storeys (houseplex or congregate housing)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 11.0 m (36.1 ft) and","3 storeys."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street (houseplex or congregate housing)","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from any lot line which abuts"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.0 m from a rear lot line that does not abut a street (houseplex or congregate housing)","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from a rear lot line which"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (houseplex or congregate housing)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street (houseplex or congregate housing)","quotes":["4.0 m (13.1 ft) from any lot line which abuts"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line that abuts a street; 1.5 m from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line that does not abut a street","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line which abuts","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line","and a rear lot line which does not abut a"]},"other":{"value":["Surface parking, loading areas and drive aisles cannot exceed 30% of the lot area","All accessory buildings together: lot coverage up to 10%","Panhandle lots are not permitted"],"quotes":["Surface parking, loading areas and associated","shall not exceed 30% of the lot area.","Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%.","Panhandle Lot","not permitted"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District publishes the whole bylaw as one PDF and a separate Zoning Bylaw Amendment List (https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/Zoning%20Bylaw%208200%20Amendments.pdf). Each zone is a numbered Schedule (e.g. Schedule 101 = zone A-1); the 'section' field holds the schedule number."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=175","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/rm-7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}